Evânio da Silva

Evânio Rodrigues da Silva (born 2 September 1984) is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter.^[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 88 kg event.^[1] He also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Evânio da Silva

Evânio da Silva at Rio 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Evânio Rodrigues da Silva
Born	(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 40) Cícero Dantas, Bahia, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para powerlifting
Weight class	88 kg
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 88 kg World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan Mixed team 2017 London 88 kg Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 80 kg 2019 Lima 88 kg

He won the gold medal in his event at both the 2015 Parapan American Games and 2019 Parapan American Games.^[2]

At the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.^[3]

In 2021, he competed in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan without a successful lift.^[4][5]